mikelb
Member
Hi all,
Just bought my Nissan Leaf, and trying to figure everything out.
Looking into what needs to be installed into our garage, and here are my questions:
1. How safe is it to charge a Leaf on a 110V or a 240V that is already installed in a garage? Should I have the outlet rated before I charge?
2. I'm looking at having a TOU meter installed for the new circuitry in addition to the existing meter used for existing circuitry. Once installed, is it possible to remove the TOU later down the road?
3. Can the newly installed outlet be an 8 kW outlet? (Not knowing as much about electronics as I should, I'm not sure if that question even makes sense!) I know that the battery is a 6.6 kW (it's a 2015 Leaf with the rapid charge package). The electricity company gives incentives (is it 2.5 cents per kWh?), but only for 8 kW. Does that mean that the outlet needs to be 8 kW or does that refer to the car? Is it likely that I could charge the 6.6 kW car on a newly installed 8 kW outlet and be able to take advantage of the incentive?
4. Do I have to install an actual "EVSE" in order to get incentives like the 2.5 per kWh and refunds for installation, etc, or can I just use my cable to connect to a newly installed 10-30 outlet and still be able to get the incentives?
5. Is there anything else you would like to advise me on?!
Thank you very much in advance for any response!
~m
Just bought my Nissan Leaf, and trying to figure everything out.
Looking into what needs to be installed into our garage, and here are my questions:
1. How safe is it to charge a Leaf on a 110V or a 240V that is already installed in a garage? Should I have the outlet rated before I charge?
2. I'm looking at having a TOU meter installed for the new circuitry in addition to the existing meter used for existing circuitry. Once installed, is it possible to remove the TOU later down the road?
3. Can the newly installed outlet be an 8 kW outlet? (Not knowing as much about electronics as I should, I'm not sure if that question even makes sense!) I know that the battery is a 6.6 kW (it's a 2015 Leaf with the rapid charge package). The electricity company gives incentives (is it 2.5 cents per kWh?), but only for 8 kW. Does that mean that the outlet needs to be 8 kW or does that refer to the car? Is it likely that I could charge the 6.6 kW car on a newly installed 8 kW outlet and be able to take advantage of the incentive?
4. Do I have to install an actual "EVSE" in order to get incentives like the 2.5 per kWh and refunds for installation, etc, or can I just use my cable to connect to a newly installed 10-30 outlet and still be able to get the incentives?
5. Is there anything else you would like to advise me on?!
Thank you very much in advance for any response!
~m